"Outsiders all envy what you have, but they don't know that you work from nine to five every day and still have to stay up late at night. Little do they know that you've put in several times more effort than others. You're more dedicated than an ox."
"Heh." Mo Beichen found Xia Weilan's analogy quite novel. No one had ever compared him to an ox before. He hooked the corner of his lips and looked at her with a glint in his eyes. "If I'm an ox, then you're Princess Iron Fan."
Xia Weilan thought about the two images and couldn't help but laugh. "I can't control you at all. I'm not in charge of the finances."
Xia Weilan had just said it casually, but unexpectedly, Mo Beichen took it seriously. He took out a black card from his pocket and placed it in her palm. "Here, the financial power is yours."
"I was just joking." Xia Weilan found Mo Beichen's serious look quite amusing.
Wasn't Mo Beichen smart enough to tell that it was a joke?
"I'm not joking." Mo Beichen dropped this line and continued eating.
Xia Weilan couldn't help but tease him. "Just think about it. You, the great president of the Mo Group, being swindled out of your money and your body by a little woman like me. Hehe."
As Xia Weilan spoke, she put the card into her bag and looked at Mo Beichen with a somewhat lecherous smile.
Hearing this, Mo Beichen looked up and met her gaze, his eyes growing deeper. "Swindle me as you like. I'm more than willing."
Xia Weilan was speechless. In terms of being thick-skinned, Mo Beichen was way ahead of her.
It was still early, and there weren't many people at the school gate yet.
Xia Weilan got out of Mo Beichen's car and took a deep breath.
Suddenly, she turned around and said to Mo Beichen, "Don't pick me up and drop me off every day. If you're busy..."
"I want to see you earlier." Mo Beichen's calm words silenced Xia Weilan.
Xia Weilan's face flushed visibly. She glanced around. Fortunately, there was no one nearby looking at her. So she coughed awkwardly, responded softly, and then rushed into the school gate.
Mo Beichen watched her back, and a part of his heart was filled.
He used to not know what love was and even scoffed at those who were infatuated with love, thinking it was unaspiring. But now, unexpectedly, the thing he wanted to do most every day was to wait for her to finish school and pick her up.
It was the last class in the morning.
"Hey, this class is the most boring of all the subjects."
Rui Li had already started complaining to Xia Weilan before the class began.
The teacher rambled on and on, explaining the same thing several times.
Xia Weilan also felt helpless, so during the class, she simply took out her design draft and started sketching.
"Classmate Xia, please answer this question."
Xia Weilan looked up and saw the dedicated little old man on the podium looking at her seriously.
Xia Weilan had to stop what she was doing, stand up, take a casual look at the question, and immediately gave the answer she had memorized.
In her past life, Xia Weilan had already memorized this subject word for word. After all, it was a theoretical course with standard answers.
The little old man stroked his beard and said in satisfaction, "Your answer is very good. You can sit down."
Rui Li secretly leaned over to Xia Weilan's ear and whispered, "I thought you wouldn't know."
"I've already memorized the whole book." Xia Weilan explained in a low voice.
The little old man's gaze fell on Xia Weilan again. Seeing the two girls whispering to each other, the little old man thought that since Xia Weilan was a good student and already knew the content, it was understandable that she wasn't listening. But he was really curious about whether the heroic girl beside her also knew.
So.
"Classmate Rui, please answer this question." The little old man called on her again.
Rui Li's body visibly stiffened. She slowly stood up and replied straightforwardly and loudly, "Sir, I don't know."
For a moment, the whole class burst into laughter. The little old man was very angry. "If you don't know, you still have the nerve to be so confident. Come to my office after school and don't leave until you've memorized it."
Rui Li replied in a clear and resounding voice, "Yes."
When she sat back down, her face turned red. She, an elite from the army, never thought she would make a mistake on such a small question. It was really embarrassing.
"Rui Li, if you read this chapter now, you'll be able to memorize it right away. You'll just have to go to the office after class and then you can come out."
Xia Weilan secretly patted her on the shoulder, trying hard not to laugh. Then she lowered her head and continued sketching, her shoulders shaking.
After school.
"Weilan, you and the monitor go to the restaurant and wait for me. I'll come over soon." Rui Li picked up her bag and left as soon as she finished speaking.
She obviously couldn't wait and planned to get it over with quickly.
Xia Weilan and the female monitor walked out of the classroom side by side. On the tree-lined path, a sweet voice suddenly came from behind them. "Sister Weilan, wait for me."
Xia Weilan turned around and saw that it was Le Xin, a freshman. She ran up and grabbed Xia Weilan's arm. "Weilan, Li Xin, I want to have dinner with you too."
"Sure, come along." Xia Weilan had a good impression of Le Xin.
So the three of them walked side by side towards the school gate.
Le Xin was a talkative girl. She chattered all the way and now said with admiration on her face, "I like men like President Mo, the mature type. I also like Han Yishi, who is so unruly. And I like Fan Ming... Ah, Fan Ming, it's Fan Ming."
As Le Xin spoke, she suddenly pointed at a man not far away and got extremely excited.
Xia Weilan and the female monitor both looked in the direction of Fan Ming and were a bit speechless about Le Xin's fickleness.
It seemed that this girl liked any good-looking man and would take them all.
Fan Ming, who was about to go to the cafeteria over there, heard someone calling his name all the time and couldn't help but turn around.
When he saw Xia Weilan and the other two, he was a bit stunned. He immediately said something to his companion and walked towards Xia Weilan.
"Are you going out for dinner? Can I join you?"
"Sure, President." Le Xin pulled on Xia Weilan's sleeve and immediately nodded in agreement several times.
"Okay." Xia Weilan and the female monitor also responded.
So Fan Ming followed them out of the school.
He seemed like a qualified gentleman escorting the ladies. This group of four attracted a lot of attention.
"President, I saw you yesterday. Do you remember me?" Le Xin tried every way to get Fan Ming's attention.
Fan Ming responded to her politely. He didn't expect this girl to be so talkative. Sometimes the topics she brought up were really hard to follow. So Fan Ming just politely responded with an "um" to show that he was listening.
He was neither rude nor overly cold.
After crossing the road and turning a corner, they soon arrived at a nearby restaurant.
Xia Weilan told them to go in first while she went to the restroom. While washing her hands, she sent the private room number to Rui Li.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a dagger suddenly pressed against her neck, and a sinister male voice came from behind her. "If you want to live, don't move."